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Miles Coverdale

Miles Coverdale (1488–1569), Bible translator and bishop of Exeter.
The 542nd most frequently quoted source in the OED, with a total of 852 quotations (about 0.02% of all OED quotations).
See article in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

Total number of quotations852Find quotations
Quotations providing first evidence of a word114Find quotations
Quotations providing first evidence of a particular meaning334Find quotations
NameTotal QuotationsPercentage of quotations
1.Paraphr. Newe Test.51761.0%Find quotations in OED
2.Spyrytuall & Precyouse Pearle648.0%Find quotations in OED
3.Fruitful Lessons415.0%Find quotations in OED
4.Treat. Death364.0%Find quotations in OED
5.Olde Fayth263.0%Find quotations in OED
6.Hope of Faythful243.0%Find quotations in OED
7.Confut. Standish233.0%Find quotations in OED
8.Faythful Treat. Sacrament121.0%Find quotations in OED
9.Goostly Psalmes91.0%Find quotations in OED
10.Christen State Matrimonye81.0%Find quotations in OED

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